Justin Faulconer

Bedford County officials have given approval for a Huddleston farm to store biosolids, a low-cost fertilizer that some oppose because of health-related reasons, in a storage building. The treated sludge comes from Lynchburg's wastewater treatment plant.

Bedford County is giving a Moneta-based internet service provider, ZiTEL, an extension on a broadband project with the county by 105 days.

The James River Association is proposing a riparian tree planting project on Old Mill Park in the town of Amherst.

The Amherst County Fair will take place on the first weekend of September and will run from Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. The fair will run from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

A contract for the design of an expansion to the Bedford County Sherif’s Office and a new building to house the county department of social services received approval Monday.

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office has issued a public warning regarding a scam involving individuals impersonating law enforcement officers in an extortion scheme on unsuspecting residents.

An update to Amherst County's Solid Waste Management Plan, which the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality requires every 20 years, is going before the board of supervisors March 4 for action.

Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative, recently announced its milestone of 35,000 residential and business connections.

A proposed bill that seeks to create a review process for law enforcement officers who receive a witness impeachment evidence designation from prosecutors that keeps them from testifying in court died this week so more time can be given to study the matter.

The Bedford Otter Bus, a public transit in the town of Bedford that launched in September 2021, has been steadily growing in ridership. Town leaders want that trend to continue and are working to make sure the service can be paid for.